The ieatishootipost blogging community led by Dr Leslie Tay, Singapore’s popular food blogger, organized a dinner in support of their pet project, Goducate’s Literacy Centers in Sabah. The dinner was held at Fukuichi Restaurant, a Japanese restaurant that serves the freshest Japanese-style sea-food. The owners of this new restaurant are able to offer this super-freshness because they are also the owners of an ultra high-tech cold-storage facility that stores fish at minus 60 degrees Centigrade. The owners of Fukuichi Restaurant and their chefs designed a special 11-course menu of exquisite dishes that most of us have never tasted.
I was told that minutes after Dr Tay announced this dinner on his blog it was fully subscribed. These early birds were rewarded with an unforgettable feast in a lovely alfresco setting overlooking Singapore’s busy tourist belt.
During the course of the dinner, I had the privilege to share about Goducate’s Sabah work—how 2000 children who do not have the opportunity to attend school are now attending our literacy centers. More than Sing$20,000 was contributed by diners and Goducate supporters. Fukuichi Restaurant did not charge for the dinner; in addition it contributed Sing$5000. MHC Asia Group, Goducate’s largest corporate sponsor, offered to match every dollar received with a dollar! So Goducate can now look forward, with this Sing $40+k, to expand its present 13 literacy centers to meet its target of 100 centers in northern Sabah.
At the end of the dinner, the foodies were not only satisfied with a fine Japanese dinner but also even more satisfied that they had eaten well with a purpose.
In our Singapore vernacular, we all had a good “makan with meaning”!